Oscar tipped Pike to appear on CBeebies
Her performance in new film Gone Girl is expected to land her an Oscar nomination, but Rosamund Pike’s latest role will be on a much smaller scale - reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story.
The Hollywood actress, 35, who has just become a mother for the second time, is hoping to win over a pint-sized audience on the pre-school channel on Christmas Day.
Stage and screen veteran Derek Jacobi, Rev actor Tom Hollander and Downton Abbey star Sue Johnston have also been lined up to read over the festive period.
Pike will read Merry Christmas Blue Kangaroo! by Emma Chichester Clark on Christmas Day and on Monday December 22.